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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
How to care for animals on farms and at market in severe hot or cold weather, floods or drought.
How government, water companies and the Environment Agency make sure there is enough water for future needs of both people and the environment.
Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
Find out how much water is available in your area by viewing Environment Agency abstraction licensing strategies.
An Analysis of Global Progress on Community- and Household-Level Access to Safe Water and Sanitation
How to register as a producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market bottled drinking water.
Guidance on a tool to support environmental assessment and risk screening for rural water supplies in low-income and fragile contexts.
Defra's plan to clean up our waters and ensure a plentiful supply for the future.
Explores England’s long term water needs, setting out the scale of action needed to ensure resilient supplies and an improved water environment.
How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal and bird disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.
How to manage water use, levels, drainage and irrigation, and avoid pollution from waste water and sheep dip.
Government and Environment Agency outline action to further improve bathing water quality.
How to assess the risks to groundwater for treated effluent discharges.
Examines interdisciplinary data from hydrogeological mapping, a water infrastructure audit, household surveys, focus groups and interviews
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